Emotive stress used to increase the power of delivery in speech.
Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
A sound made by, or resembling that made by, a musical instrument.
The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.